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Dexter the Tough
Margaret Peterson Haddix

Dexter the Tough

Genre:
Fiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

It’s the first day of school for Dexter and he’s already mad at everyone in the building. When his teacher tells the class to write a story, Dexter writes about how tough he is — and how he’s already gotten into a fight. Is any of Dexter’s story true?

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Diana Urban

“It wasn’t our mistakes that defined us, but how we learned to overcome them. Everyone should have a chance to overcome theirs.”
― All Your Twisted Secrets

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Genre:
Fiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

Greg Heffley’s mom makes him keep a journal — NOT a diary! — Greg forcefully asserts. In his journal, Greg uses words and comics to recount life in middle school beginning at the end of summer school. Greg’s voice and stick figures ring true and set the tenor for tales told in other Wimpy Kid books.